Uzbekistan Anti-Corruption Agency Reports H1 2026 Results

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s Anti-Corruption Agency held a public hearing on 28 July to review its work in the first half of 2026, followed by a meeting of the Agency’s Public Council.

The meeting covered results in corruption prevention, ensuring openness and transparency in public administration, eliminating corruption risks and expanding international cooperation, as well as priorities for the coming period.

Strengthening the legal framework

The hearing noted that Uzbekistan’s anti-corruption legal framework had been further strengthened this year with the adoption of five key regulatory documents. These measures established a clear list of corruption-related offences and introduced new preventive legal mechanisms, including an electronic register of individuals convicted of corruption offences and corruption risk maps, while also improving the compliance control system.

A new practice has also been introduced under which candidates for positions in the Cabinet of Ministers and as hokims must submit anti-corruption plans when their candidacies are considered by the Oliy Majlis and councils of people’s deputies at regional, district and city levels. A procedure has also been established for anti-corruption units within state bodies and organizations to conduct anti-corruption reviews of major investment projects.

In addition, procedures have been approved to improve the organization of internal anti-corruption control units and the professional development, internships and certification of their employees.

Digitalization of control

As part of efforts to fully digitalize the activities of the Agency and internal control units of state bodies and organizations, the “Raqamli Compliance” (“Digital Compliance”) information and software system has been launched. A Corruption Prevention Cluster has also begun operating.

Results of control measures

During the reporting period, internal anti-corruption control units at state bodies and organizations conducted 19,709 studies, monitoring exercises and control measures. They identified financial errors and deficiencies worth 1,886.0 billion soums. Violations of legislation worth 264.7 billion soums were eliminated, while the improper use of 587.8 billion soums was prevented.

A total of 28,318 civil servants completed training through the Virtual Anti-Corruption Academy platform.

The meeting also reported that administrative protocols had been drawn up against 127 officials for violating conflict-of-interest legislation under Article 193⁴ of the Code of Administrative Responsibility. The protocols were submitted to the relevant courts.

Violations of procurement legislation were identified in 73 state procurement procedures worth 298.4 billion soums. Ministries and agencies received 42 submissions concerning these cases, covering a total of 168.7 billion soums. A total of 43 case materials were sent to law enforcement agencies for legal assessment.

During the reporting period, 185 draft regulatory legal acts underwent anti-corruption reviews, with 255 corruption-related factors identified. Proposals to eliminate them were sent to the relevant ministries and agencies.

The Agency also reviewed 19,495 decisions and orders adopted in the E-qaror system under “hidden” status. It found that 775 had been assigned this status without sufficient grounds and sent 27 submissions to local government authorities requesting that they be made public.

A draft of the Fifth National Report on Combating Corruption in the Republic of Uzbekistan was prepared and submitted to the chambers of the Oliy Majlis. An Openness Index for state bodies and organizations was also compiled based on 2025 results.

Cooperation with civil society and international partners

Public Council members separately reviewed work carried out jointly with civil society institutions. For the first time, the Open and Transparent Uzbekistan analytical centre and the Uzbekistan Centre for Retraining Journalists conducted an independent monitoring exercise to assess Uzbekistan’s compliance with Articles 5 and 13 of the UN Convention against Corruption.

As part of international cooperation, the “National Integrity System Assessment” (NIS) report was published in Uzbekistan jointly with Transparency International, and a roadmap for its implementation was developed. Together with the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme, the “LISA — Local Integrity System” project was implemented. Under the project, corruption risks in local hokimiyat systems were assessed in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the Samarkand and Kashkadarya regions.

Uzbekistan also secured the decision to host the 12th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in 2027.

Representatives of non-governmental non-profit organizations and the media shared their views and proposals on the results of work during the reporting period.

The meeting concluded with a detailed presentation of the priorities for the Anti-Corruption Agency and its Public Council for the second half of 2026.